{"id":1771165,"date":"2022-12-10T06:31:01","date_gmt":"2022-12-10T11:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1771165"},"modified":"2022-12-10T10:18:16","modified_gmt":"2022-12-10T15:18:16","slug":"dallas-cowboys-linebacker-micah-parsons-backtracks-on-brittney-griner-prisoner-swap-reaction-criticism-of-president-biden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dallas-cowboys-linebacker-micah-parsons-backtracks-on-brittney-griner-prisoner-swap-reaction-criticism-of-president-biden\/","title":{"rendered":"Dallas Cowboys Linebacker Micah Parsons Backtracks on Brittney Griner Prisoner Swap Reaction &#038; Criticism of President Biden"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdallas-cowboys-linebacker-micah-parsons-backtracks-on-brittney-griner-prisoner-swap-reaction-criticism-of-president-biden%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1771165&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Dallas Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons quickly backtracked his initial reaction to news that Brittney Griner was traded for convicted arms dealer Viktor Bout.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7608\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7608\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Micah-Parsons3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1055\" height=\"518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Micah-Parsons3.png 1055w, https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Micah-Parsons3-300x147.png 300w, https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Micah-Parsons3-768x377.png 768w, https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Micah-Parsons3-750x368.png 750w\"     style=\"display:none\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7608\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Micah Parsons via Dallas Cowboys YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Parsons originally tweeted, \u201cWait nah!! We left a marine?!! Hell nah.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7591\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7591\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7591\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Micah-Parsons.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1158\" height=\"244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Micah-Parsons.png 1158w, https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Micah-Parsons-300x63.png 300w, https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Micah-Parsons-768x162.png 768w, https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Micah-Parsons-750x158.png 750w\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7591\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Micah Parsons Twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"title\"><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/2022\/12\/convicted-russian-spy-and-current-russian-politician-maria-butina-celebrates-brittney-griner-prisoner-swap-for-viktor-bout\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Convicted Russian Spy And Current Russian Politician Maria Butina Celebrates Brittney Griner Prisoner Swap For Viktor Bout<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He then took a shot at President Biden who announced that Griner was returning to the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Biden tweeted, \u201cMoments ago I spoke to Brittney Griner. She is safe. She is on a plane. She is on her way home.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7606\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7606\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7606\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/President-Biden.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"594\" height=\"676\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/President-Biden.png 594w, https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/President-Biden-264x300.png 264w\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7606\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">President Biden Twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In a now-deleted tweet, Parsons wrote, \u201cWe still not voting for you !\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7607\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7607\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7607\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-08-at-8.13.27-AM-1152x1295-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1152\" height=\"1295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-08-at-8.13.27-AM-1152x1295-1.png 1152w, https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-08-at-8.13.27-AM-1152x1295-1-267x300.png 267w, https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-08-at-8.13.27-AM-1152x1295-1-768x863.png 768w, https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Screenshot-2022-12-08-at-8.13.27-AM-1152x1295-1-750x843.png 750w\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7607\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Micah Parsons Twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"title\"><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/2022\/12\/4-time-nfl-pro-bowler-boomer-esiason-calls-brittney-griners-prisoner-swap-pathetic-and-another-check-against-the-way-this-country-is-being-run\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">4-Time NFL Pro Bowler Boomer Esiason Calls Brittney Griner\u2019s Prisoner Swap \u201cPathetic\u201d And \u201cAnother Check Against The Way This Country Is Being Run\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A little over a half hour later Parsons backtracked writing on Twitter, \u201cMy last tweet was no shot at Brittney Griner. I\u2019m super happy she\u2019s back home as she should be. I just have family who have served and it\u2019s crazy to me the President wouldn\u2019t bring him home too.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m the furthest thing from a trump supporter but I\u2019m not a fan of Biden either,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7604\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7604\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7604\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Micah-Parsons1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"729\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Micah-Parsons1.png 729w, https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Micah-Parsons1-300x188.png 300w\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7604\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Micah Parsons Twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The in another set of tweets he wrote, \u201cJust spoke to some people that I respect and trust. I should have been more educated on the topic and not tweeted out of emotion for my family and other who have served.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor that I apologize. Also if what I\u2019m told about the attempts to bring Ret Marine Paul Whelan home are true then the best outcome was accomplished,\u201d Parsons continued.<\/p>\n<p>He then added, \u201cI pray Mr. Whelan comes home but am extremely happy for Brittney and her family. I am not too prideful to admit when I\u2019ve made a mistake.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7605\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7605\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7605\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Micah-Parsons2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"759\" height=\"585\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Micah-Parsons2.png 759w, https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Micah-Parsons2-300x231.png 300w, https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Micah-Parsons2-750x578.png 750w\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7605\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Micah Parsons Twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>What do you make of Parson\u2019s initial comments and then his deletion and backtracking?<\/p>\n<p><strong>NEXT: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/2022\/12\/boomer-esiason-suggests-joe-bidens-administration-should-have-arrested-alexander-ovechkin-to-swap-him-for-brittney-griner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Boomer Esiason Suggests Joe Biden\u2019s Administration Should Have Arrested Alexander Ovechkin To Swap Him For Brittney Griner<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dallas Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons quickly backtracked his initial reaction to news that Brittney Griner was traded for convicted arms dealer Viktor Bout. 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